Sir Keir Starmer has been slapped down by one of Labour’s most senior figures and told to stop trying to “justify” freebies. Baroness Harriet Harman told the Prime Minister “doubling down” is angering and alienating voters. Sir Keir has denied being “king of the freebies” amid a deepening political crisis over gifts.

Keir Starmer should be walking into his first Labour conference as UK prime minister this weekend against a backdrop of party unity after delivering one of the biggest Tory defeats in election history.

Keir Starmer has faced questions over his chief of staff Sue Gray, gifts and winter fuel payment cuts in a pre-conference round of interviews with regional broadcasters

Starmer has received £107,145 in declared gifts and benefits, including tickets to Taylor Swift’s concerts and Premier League football games

Keir Starmer has insisted he is “completely in control” amid a row within government over the salary taken up by his chief of staff.

The Prime Minister has received more gifts and freebies than any other MP since he became Labour leader, it’s been revealed. A Sky News investigation found Sir Keir Starmer received two-and-a-half times more gifts and hospitality than the MP in second place, according to their research which tracks how money flows through the UK political system.

The Labour Party leader, who won power in a landslide victory on July 4, denies impropriety over thousands of pounds (dollars) worth of clothes and eyeglasses paid for by Waheed Alli, a media entrepreneur and longtime Labour donor.

The Prime Minister faced a gruelling series of local TV interviews amid a fierce row over his acceptance of more than £100,000 of gifts since the 2019 general election.

Keir Starmer has “no political input” in the pay of his advisers, a Labour Cabinet minister has said. It comes as the Prime Minister's chief of staff Sue Gray was criticised for having a higher salary than him.